IBA Africa Conference
Ghana Bar Association, No. 5,
Haile Selassie St, Accra – Ghana.
info@ibaafricaconference.org
Labadi Beach Hotel
No 1 La Bypass, Accra,
Ghana.
Network with the best and leading lawyers in the continent of Africa
Learn from the experience of our speakers and guests in attendance.
Discover new friends, find insights into their capabilities and their experiences
08:00-08:30 – Registration
08:30 – Welcome Remarks: Anthony Forson Jnr., Host Country Bar President
8:40 – Welcome Address: Mr. Justice Nene Amegatcher, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Chair, IBA African Regional Forum
08:50 – Litigation Committee Chair’s Remarks: Jacques Bouyssou, Alerion Paris; Regional Representative Africa and Middle East, IBA Litigation Committee
09:00 – Remarks by Host : Hon. Godfred Yeboah Dame, Deputy Attorney-General
09:10 – Keynote Address: Jean-Louis Billon, Former Minister of Commerce, Ivory Coast
09:30 – Introduction to the IBA and IBA Legal Practice Division
Jon Grouf, Partner, Duane Morris LLP, New York, USA (Vice Chair of Legal Practice Division of IBA).
09:40 – 10:30 – The Changing Law Firm Model and Litigation
The session will discuss whether traditional litigation practice models in Africa based on the individual litigator, the “chambers” system and solo practice will survive the evolving trend of globalization and growth of specialized practice.
Moderator: Victoria Barth, ManagingPartner, Sam Okudzeto & Associates, Ghana
Speakers:
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee/Tea Break
Panel
11:00 – 12:00 – OHADA, Foreign Dispute Resolution Centres and Africa
Presentation by Main Speaker followed by Q & A
Main Speaker : Alexis Ndzuenkeu, Magistrate, Head of the Legal Affairs and Communication Department of OHADA
Moderator: Jacques Bouyssou, Alerion Avocats– Paris; Regional Representative, Africa and Middle East, IBA Litigation Committee
Has the advent of OHADA in francophone Africa enhanced the resolution of business disputes? What are the matters arising and lessons learnt?
Is Africa losing out to foreign dispute resolution centres as a result of the delays in the resolution of business disputes?
Speakers:
12:00 – 13:00 – The IBA Guidelines on Party Representation: Should it be implemented in Africa now or in the distant future?
Moderator: Clément Dupoirier, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Paris LLP, France
Speakers:
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
Topical Issues
Panel
14:00 – 15:30 – Procedures and the rules of court in a digital world: what is new and what should African lawyers be doing
Moderator: Dr. Babatunde Ajibade, Partner, SPA Ajibade, Nigeria
Speakers
15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break
Session 1 – Prosecuting corrupt officials and chasing stolen cash: Asset tracing strategies and the case of Western Finance Institution and Investment Havens
Moderator: Alexander Troller, Partner, Lalive, Geneva, Switzerland
Speakers:
Session 2 – Is judicial corruption and incompetence under mining confidence in the Judiciary in Africa? –
Speakers:
17:30 – Closing
19:00 – Conference Party
09:00 – 10:30 – Plenary
The impact of technology and artificial intelligence – how it is impacting on the law and litigation: Is Africa lagging behind and will it replace litigation or enhance the litigator’s role?
Moderator: Olivier Laude, Partner, Laude Esquier Champey, Paris, France
Speakers:
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Panel
The Judgment Project – Lessons in overcoming the challenges of enforcement of judgments and awards in Africa.
Moderator: Clément Dupoirier, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Paris LLP, France
Speakers:
12:30 – 13:00 – Intellectual Property and technology related litigation – what is required? Presentation followed by Q&A
Opoku-Edusie,Lecturer, University of Ghana
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 – Specialized interest litigation Sessions
Litigating construction contracts: basic flaws, lessons and matters arising
Moderator: James Doe, Partner, Head of Construction Disputes Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills London LLP, UK
Speakers:
Lecture / Panel
Human rights and public interest litigation
Moderator: Jacques Bouyssou, Alerion Avocats – Paris; Regional Representative, Africa and Middle East, IBA Litigation Committee
Public interest is critical to the survival of any society but is the lack of courts and funding sources driving lawyers away from public interest litigation? What can be done to generate interest?
Speakers:
15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 – Plenary – Panel
Moderator: Kofi Abotsi, Managing Partner, Axis Legal Solicitors and Former Dean, GIMPA Law School
Preparing for the future: Will the rise of written advocacy in dispute resolution kill oral advocacy?
Training the future lawyer: Are African law regulators and law schools adopting the right approach to training and preparing African legal practitioners for the digital age?
Speakers:
17:30 – Closing
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Labadi Beach Hotel
No 1 La Bypass, Accra, Ghana.
Tel: +233 302 772 501
Tel: +233 302 772 506
Email: LABADI@LEGACYHOTELS.COM
Labadi Beach
You will receive a Hotel Registration and Group Code via Email after registering on this website as a delegate. This Code will entitle you to the special negotiated delegate rates of US$ 235.00 (Superior Room) and US$ 275.00 (Luxury Room). Please email the Reservations Desk with your Group Code at labadi@legacyhotels.com and advise them that you are attending the IBA Conference and would like to reserve a room with the special delegate rates.
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• The Changing Law Firm Model and Litigation
• OHADA, Foreign Dispute Resolution Centres and Africa
• Emerging Procedures and the rules of court in a digital world
• The impact of technology and artificial intelligence on modern litigation
• Asset tracing strategies and the case of Western Finance Institution and Investment Havens
• Litigating construction contracts: basic flaws, lessons and matters arising
• Preparing for the future: Will the rise of written advocacy in the arbitration fora kill oral advocacy?
• Training the future advocate: Are African law schools adopting the right approach to preparing legal practitioners for the digital age?
Only registered participants and registered guests may attend
– Registration after 31st October 2018 will be charged at an extra $50.
– Ticket allows entry to Opening Party upon payment of fees($60)
– In order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed at the Conference, your registration must be made by 9th November 2018 at the latest.
